Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New Album Wild God, Share Song: Listen

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are back with a new album. Wild God, the follow-up to Ghosteen, arrives August 30, and you can hear the title track below. Cave and Warren Ellis, who released the interim album Carnage in 2021, produced the new LP, with David Fridmann on mixing duties. Colin Greenwood—Radiohead bassist and … Read more

Germany and Russia Spar Over Leaked Audio on Ukraine

BERLIN — A German military officer used an unsecured phone line at a Singapore hotel to join a conference call that was hacked by Russians and leaked to the public, Germany’s defense minister said Tuesday. The fallout from the leaked audio tape, which features four high-ranking German air force officers discussing hypothetically how Taurus long-range … Read more

A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions

BERLIN (AP) — On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine. The conversation on a sensitive subject was never meant to be public, and the leak embarrassed … Read more

Keith Richards Covers Lou Reed’s “I’m Waiting for the Man” for New Tribute Compilation Featuring Angel Olsen, the Afghan Whigs, and More: Listen

A new compilation of Lou Reed covers is on the way. For The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed, Light in the Attic has corralled a generation-spanning guest list including Angel Olsen (who collaborates with singer-songwriter Maxim Ludwig), the Afghan Whigs, Joan Jett, Lucinda Williams, Rufus Wainwright, and Rickie Lee Jones, as … Read more

Lykke Li Covers Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” for New Netflix Movie: Listen

Lykke Li has released a cover of the famous 1963 song “Ring of Fire.” She recorded her cover with producer Andrew Sarlo for Damsel—the new Netflix movie starring Millie Bobby Brown and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Listen to the new song below; scroll down for a Damsel trailer. June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore … Read more

Signia Pure Charge&Go IX Hearing Aids Review: Great AI-Powered Audio, for a Price

Signia was an early mover in the in-ear hearing aid world when it released its Active Pro line two years ago, and the industry has continued to evolve dramatically since. While there are plenty more in-ear aids on the market today, Signia’s bread and butter is found in the more traditional side of the hearing … Read more

Listen to Justin Timberlake’s New Song “Drown”

Justin Timberlake has shared another new song from his next album, Everything I Thought It Was. Timberlake wrote his new track, “Drown,” with Louis Bell, Henry Walter, Amy Allen, and Kenyon Dixon, and Bell co-produced it with Cirkut. Listen to the song below. “Drown” is the second single from Everything I Thought It Was, following … Read more

Elon Musk’s X is launching audio and visual calls for regular users. Yay.

X, Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is set to launch audio and video calls for regular, non-premium users. It’s not exactly a feature folks have been clamoring for, but hey…it’s coming anyway. Previously, audio and video calls on X were only available to paying, premium users. An X engineer and CEO … Read more

Adobe unveils new AI-powered audio features in Premiere Pro

gonin/Getty Images Writers aren’t the only content creators that can benefit from generative AI assistance. Adobe is making video creators’ editing process easier with new AI audio tools in Premiere Pro, as well as other useful features.  Also: How renaissance technologists are connecting the dots between AI and business On Thursday, Adobe unveiled its latest … Read more

Samsung details a host of audio upgrades coming to its phones, tablets, and TVs

Samsung has detailed its expanded support for a range of audio technologies including Auracast, 360 Audio, and Auto Switch in a new blog post. None are appearing on Samsung’s devices for the first time, but we now know how broadly they’ll be supported across the lineup. Samsung says updates will be progressively available from the … Read more